Chapter 14: The Reproductive System Flashcards
(73 cards)
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cervic/o
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cervix
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colp/o
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vagina
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vagin/o
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vagina
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episi/o
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vulva
5
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-gravida
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pregnant (heavy)
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gynec/o
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female
7
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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men/o
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menstruation
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metri/o
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uterus
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metr/o
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uterus
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hyster/o
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uterus
13
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nulli-
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none
14
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para
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to bring forth
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oophor/o
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ovary
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ov/o
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ovary
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orchid/o
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testies
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orch
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testies
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
20
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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salping/o
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fallopian tube (Eustachian tube - middle ear)
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olig/o
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small or few
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colp/o
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vagina
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mast
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breast
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urologist
specialist in the urinary system
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anorchism
abnormal condition of being without testicles (having no testicles)
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orchidectomy
surgical removal of the testies
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cryptoorchidism
abnormal condition of having hidden testicles
(book definition: also known as undescended testicles-development defect in which one or both of the testicles fail to descend into their normal position in the scrotum)
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testitis
inflammation of the testicles
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orchiditis
inflammation of the testicles
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oligospremia
low sperm count
| -sperm count below 20 million/ml
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azoospermia
absence of sperm in the semen "shooting blanks"
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prostatisit
inflammation of the prostate glands
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PSA (test)
Prostate Specific Antigen Test
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vasectomy
surgical removal of vasa deferential
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endometrium
inner layer of the uterus (consists of specialized epithelial mucosa that is rich in blood vessels)
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myometrium
muscular middle layer of the uterus
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perimetrium
"uterine serosa"
| though membranous outer layer (surrounding) the uterus
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menarche
beginning of menstrual function
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-arche
beginning
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crypt/o
hidden
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menopause
normal termination of the menstrual function in a woman during middle age.
(menopause is considered to be confirmed when a woman has gone 1 year without having a period)
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-pause
stopping
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perimenopause
designates the transition phase between regular menstrual periods and no periods at all
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gynecologist
GYN
| MD specializing in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system
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Obstetrician
OB
| MD specializing in providing medical care to a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter
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oophoritis
inflammation of the ovaries
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ovariorrhexis
ruptured ovary
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pyosalpinx
accumulation of pus in a fallopian tube
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salpingitis
inflammation of the fallopian tubes
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endometriosis
*leading cause of infertility
condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
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metrorrhexis
ruptured uterus
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cervical dysplasis
presence of precancerous changes in the cells that make up the inner lining of the cervix. Without early detection and treatment, these cells can become malignant
-bad formation of the cervix
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colporrhexis
ruptured vagina
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leukorrhea
white discharge
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mastitis
inflammation of the breast
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amenorrhea
abnormal absence of menstrual periods for 90 days or more.
| -lack of menstrual flow
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dysmenorrhea
pain caused by uterine cramps during a menstrual period
| -painful menstration
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colposcopy
visual examination of the tissue of the cervix and vigina
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mammography
xray study of the breast
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papanicolaou test (PAP test)
exfoliative biopsy of the cervix.
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oophorectomy
surgical removal of the ovary
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salpingectomy
surgical removal of the fallopian tube
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dilation and curettage (D&C)
surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrium of the uterus is scraped away
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hysterectomy
surgical removal of the uterus
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salpingooophorectomy
surgical removal of the fallopian tube and ovary
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nulligravida
no pregnancies
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nullipara
no births
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primigravida
first pregnancy
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primipara
first birth
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amniocentesis
surgical puncture with a needle to remove a specimen of amniotic fluid
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episiotomy
surgical incision into the vulva
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episiorrhaphy
suturing of the vulva
